Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, 93, passed away at AIIMS hospital after a prolonged illness on Thursday, August 16, 2018. The mortal remains of the late leader were placed at his Krishna Menon Marg residence in New Delhi where a number of leaders visited to pay their tributes late on Thursday evening.

Members of Army, Navy and Air Force prepare to lay the tricolour on the mortal remains of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, at his Krishna Menon Marg residence, in New Delhi on Thursday.